Iowa kicks off their Big Ten play on Saturday against Penn State in Happy Valley. The game will begin at 2:30 p.m.
The Hawkeyes (3-1) were idle last week and Penn State (4-1) beat Indiana 16-10.
Let's take a look at this week's game.
Defense
A work in progress, Iowa's young and sparse defense continues to improve. At times they've been painful to watch. They have allowed 23.8 points per game an...

The Nittany Lions host familiar rival Michigan on Saturday in a matchup that will not be easy to win for them.
Quarterback Rob Bolden who was showing concussion like symptoms against Minnesota, passed mid-week tests which indicate he could see action this weekend, however, if Penn State doesn't want to take that chance, Matt McGloin would get the nod to start and Kevin Newsome might see some sn...

On Saturday evening, the No. 17 AP-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes will kickoff their Big Ten conference play against the No. 22 AP-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions at Kinnick Stadium. In their primetime matchup last season, Iowa beat Penn State in Happy Valley 21-10, after Iowa's defensive end Adrian Clayborn’s blocked punt was returned for a touchdown.
Both teams enter the game with 3-1 recor...

So much for Saturday's game against Youngstown State being a testing ground for a few QB options! Robert Bolden, the first freshman to start a season opener under center during the tenure of Joe Paterno, took all the snaps in the 44-14 victory.
Bolden threw two TD passes to Brett Brackett and was 20 of 29 for 239 yards overall. He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his efforts.
There wa...

For the first time in 45 seasons, Joe Paterno will start a freshman quarterback in the season opener. Yes, Robert Bolden is making history before he even takes a snap.
Granted Youngstown State is not the toughest team on the Nittany Lions' schedule, however, it says a lot about what Paterno thinks of Bolden (from Orchard Lake, MI) to tap him for the start. Redshirt junior Matt McGloin and ...